3 antique chinese? chairs

[Kiwiman]

Are these authentic? They came in to our auction house and one of what i believe are the chinese horseshoe chairs said circa 1765 and had a price of $1500. Can anyone determine where these are from, how old, authenticity, and approx value? Any help greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Images linked below

https://imgur.com/a/S4Xpq

 

[cudamark]

Welcome to Tnet! I don't know anything about old chairs, but, I think they're cool looking, especially that dragon chair. What part of N.Z. are you located?

 

[Kiwiman]

any ideas?

 

[ARC]

I just took a peek at em...

They look like rosewood... and prolly worth some bucks...

I will also say this... they look sorta dangerous...
They look like they would "tip backwards" fairly easily...
they look like they would only be used "up against a wall"...

So... with this in mind... Try "wall chairs"

 

[Kiwiman]

I sat in one and it is pretty tippy. how many bucks are we talking? 100? 1000? Also do you know the approx age?

 

[ARC]

I am no furniture guy...
I know enough to be dangerous on the subject...
But I have an eye for quality and such.

You really just need to keep up the searches...
maybe ask in an antique Asian furniture forum or the likes if there is such a thing...

If I were to guess... just from knowing what I do know about these things...

Thy are worth researching.

 

[Kiwiman]

If I have the opportunity to get them for under $100 should I take it? Seems like it's worth the risk.

 

[bill from lachine]

I'm with AARC not very knowledgeble on the subject but definitely some age to them.

You want to check with these folks who seem to specialize in this stuff.

Antique Asian Furniture: Kangxi Era Arm Chair from Shanxi Province, China

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[ARC]

If I have the opportunity to get them for under $100 should I take it? Seems like it's worth the risk.

Yes.

Get them for as low as you can... but I can say this... even in condition they are worth that to many.

In other words... I do not think you can lose.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Welcome!

The dragon chair - somewhere between $75 and $8,500 according to what I see out there.

http://tucson.com/lifestyles/home-a...cle_47a1cc2b-2b22-5d00-b126-3f5dac2789a2.html

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/s...duct=f911321&gclid=CMDq6PyKs8cCFYSPHwodXA0H7g

But apparently the current market value for them is "under $100" because that is what you are being offered them at. Coming here for blind appraisals is risky. But it sounds fair. It's not like your seller is offering Sun Tzu's personal deck chair for extravagant amounts or some such.

Are they comfy?

 

[Kiwiman]

I'm not being offered under 100 but thats what i think they will go for on a local auction because there arent enough people who know what they are

 

[ARC]

Let the bid start at 20 ;P

 

[Kiwiman]

the dragon chair is at 80 and the 2 horseshoes are at 30, ends tonight

 

[ARC]

So what ever happened ?
Did ya win em or not ?
AND...
What more did you find out ?